As you may have noticed already, this trip report is from
two Hedo II newbies. Because most of the people who read this report will
have already been to Hedo, I am going to gear this report to (1) help the
newbies/curious/prospectives understand Hedo a little better and (2) to make
a trip report that seems to report on what is being regularly discussed on
Denny's message board. Although we have been to c/o resorts before, this was
our first to either of the Hedo's so we were a little apprehensive about
Hedo because of some of the discussion on the board. I like to get all the
information I can before going to a new resort so I regularly trolled
Denny's site for about a month after we booked the trip to understand a
little more about Hedo. So as a preliminary, if you haven't been to Hedo II
before and need some information, the Denny's board is an excellent way to
get it. Thank you Denny for maintaining this Board.
Travel to Jamaica: I hate reading about the actual travel
experiences so I'll just say this. It takes a long time to get to Hedo II
because everything flies into Montego Bay and it is a long, slow drive to
get there from the airport. Add to that customs and the check-in process and
your first day is short and tiring. Because your first and last days will be
very short, I recommend booking as long a vacation as you can so that you
don't feel like your trip was cut short.
Occupancy: Although several posts and trip reports gave a
rather depressing view of the occupancy rate, it seemed that the resort was
at least 75% full over the Labor Day weekend. Maybe more. There were plenty
of people there and the social scene did not seem to lag for lack of
occupancy. My view of the occupancy rate may have been skewed a little
because we stayed on the nude side which was obviously filled more than the
prude side.
Nude Side/Prude Side: If you haven't been to Hedo, I
strongly recommend staying on the nude side. If you're shy, this doesn't
mean that everybody you encounter on the nude side is nude. Most walk around
in clothes except when they are headed to the nude beach and/or pool area.
My recommendation is really based on two criteria. First, it is really true
that the prude side seems dead in comparison. The prude area is larger but
there doesn't seem to be as much comraderie or fun things happening on the
prude side and it can be a pretty long walk from the prude to the nude side
if you decide that you want to hang out on the nude side. Second, staying on
the nude side, gives you options. By that, I mean, you can walk out of your
room nude or clothed--day or night. If you are going to the nude beach or
pool area, you can walk down there with a towel around you, with your swim
suit on or nude. We felt it was very liberating to just walk out of the room
nude and hit the beach/pool carrying only a towel.
Nude beach/pool areas: We loved both. Unlike some resorts,
the nude area is pretty secluded and there are no tourists from other
resorts wandering around unless they get a day/night pass. Nobody makes you
feel uncomfortable and the experience is very liberating and fun. The beach
and pool areas are clean and well maintained and we thought these areas were
the best of any c/o resort we have been to.
Entertainment: The entertainment and the watersport
facilities were all very good. Better than we expected. On the other hand,
most guests seem to make their own entertainment. Hardly anybody uses the
tennis courts, water facilities etc. If you want to, fine but we wanted a
more relaxing vacation as most of the guests also seemed to prefer. We were
there during the Carribean Modeling Contest. The people associated with the
event didn't seem to mingle with guests so the event itself was kind of a
non-event. Go watch the contests or other scheduled activities if you want
but the scheduled events most, probably don't effect the overall operation
of the resort much.
(Now, the more interesting stuff in no particular order)
Wallies and Vinnies: Single guys aren't much of a problem.
You can kinda ignore them if you want. There are two distinct groups. Guys
that are respectful and enjoyable and the rest. The ratio is probably 20 to
1 in favor of the respectfuls and enjoyables. While we were there, we
noticed one obvious "Wally" on a night pass. He was alone and was hanging
out at the jacuzzi. Everytime, he would see some petting or PDA, he would
move as close as he could (within 2-3 feet) to the couple to try to watch.
He would then sit on the edge of the jacuzzi and fondle and play with
himself and would kinda slowly masturbate while he kept trying to get as
close to the action as possible. He was kinda creepy but he never got close
to us so we didn't really have to deal with him. He was the only one we saw
of this ilk. On the other hand, there were about three "frat boys" (what we
called them) that seemed to be first timers. They were kinda obvious in that
they were with each other and hung in a pack and seemed to be pretty
voyeuristic and kinda stared at alot but they really weren't a problem. The
rest of the single guys (and gals) were not a problem, blended in and were
respectful and fun. Don't stay away from a Hedo experience over these really
small issues. Just overlook them and have your own fun.
PDA's: To protect the guilty, I am going to lump my
own personal PDA's into this paragraph without identifying my own.
Overall, there was an abundance of PDA's. More than I experienced at
Desire. If you are shy or don't want to be exposed to PDA's, it is
easy to avoid them by doing two things. First, schedule your time at
the pool area before 10:00 or so. After 10:00 and especially after
about midnight, things heat up more. Second, turn your head.
Nobody ever sat down right next to us and immediately started heavy petting.
That would be the exception, not the norm. Most couples want a little
space when they get into PDA and it is easy to avoid looking if you don't
want to. Having said that, PDA's occurred both in the daytime and at
night but mostly at night. In the daytime, couples would discreetly
stroke each other on rafts and on the beach. A few beach chairs down,
a lady laid on a raft with her legs spread while her man spent about 10
minutes pleasuring her with his hand. I saw the same on rafts. Men
rubbing women and vice versa. Around the pool and jacuzzi, there was
really nothing that I didn't observe. There was a threesome in the
jacuzzi one evening that lasted about 20 minutes. Oral sex performed
on men was plentiful. Twice, I saw ladies laying by the jacuzzi while
their man pleasured them orally. One evening, there were six couples
in the jacuzzi and all six were engaged in sex acts. People had
intercourse both in the jacuzzi at night and in the pool in the daytime.
Once, at 10:00 in the morning, a couple went into the grotto where they
massaged each other until the man was visibly excited at which time, his
woman went down on him. Sex in the grotto was not abundant but at
least two other times, I observed oral sex happening in the grotto.
And, at night, at least twice, there were couples having sex on the beach.
So, in a nutshell, the action was abundant but I literally could have
avoided virtually all of it and still have had a good time. But I had a
great time, not a good time. You can take it from there.
Sex Police: Non-existent to my knowledge.
Security staff walked right by people having sex and didn't say a word. I
guess enforcement fluctuates from time to time.
Shaving: I'd say about half of the women were shaved
and about the same percentage of men were either shaved or had short
crewcuts. My S/O went with a short crewcut landing strip but we shaved
it all off while we were there.
Swingers: We aren't but there were some swingers
that were apparent. We spoke with people who obviously were swingers
but nobody pressured us at all.
Newbies: I'm sure it was coincidence but most of the
persons we met were newbies at Hedo II although one couple had previously
been to Hedo III. Many were married with children. One couple
was on their honeymoon. As best as I could determine, all the newbies
quickly shed their inhibitions inasmuch they consistently hung out in the
nude on the nude section and I observed all of them engaged in PDA's.
So, to you newbies, I can only say that it's only natural to be apprehensive
but that goes away very quickly---within about two minutes of dropping your
towel and being publicly nude. Nobody cares what you look like and
nobody is going to target you for anything that you want to avoid. My
S/O is still a little shy so I took her immediately to the nude pool as soon
as we arrived because if you avoid getting your clothes off too long, you'll
regret it when it's time to leave. You'll feel like you wasted the
period of time that you were too shy to join in.
Clothed people on the nude side: Personally, the
only thing that really makes me nervous while I am nude is people with their
clothes on. Having said that, nobody hung around with their clothes on
or walked through gawking. Mostly, it consisted of people who were
just quickly checking out the area who either immediately undressed or later
came back undressed. I was concerned with this topic before I went
but, after going, I wasn't concerned with it at all.
Body Shots: One afternoon at the pool, two couples
did body shots at the pool, pouring rum cream on each ladies breasts and
crotch. The husbands would lick the rum cream off the breasts and the
other lady would lick it from the crotch area. That's all the body
shots I saw while I was there.
Summary. Travel to Hedo? Long, tiring and a
bummer. Hedo Facilities? Rooms fair (actually, I'll give the
rooms an "excellent" rating because of the mirrors on the ceiling over the
beds), Food? fair. Activities/facilities? excellent. Prude
beach? Excellent (but I never hung around there). Nude Beach:
The best of the three I've been to (hidden beach and desire) although many I
spoke with didn't rate it as high as I did. Nude Pool area?
Excellent! I love swim up bars like at Hedo. The cool jacuzzi
was great to meet and talk with others. The misting pool was neat for
sunning or as a prelude to entering the grotto. The jacuzzi?
Excellent, great temperature, large enough to hold many and very conducive
to PDA's after dark.
Suggestions to Newbies: Consider going with a group
like the one Denny sponsors--WWW. Hedo is very social and you'll want
to meet people even if you're a little shy. You'll meet people on the
way there and while you're there. When we return, I think we'll
probably go with a group just so we'll know more people to visit and hang
with while we're there. And "YES" we will definitely return to Hedo
II---after we check out Hedo III. Clearly, this type of resort isn't
for everybody but if you even think you might enjoy it, take a trip to Hedo
because I can almost guarantee you that you will love it and want to return.